Tag Archives: Wirral Council

More added ~ #FoI ~ Wirral Council ~ Links to all my ICO Decision Notices

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

SCORES ON THE DOORS: Decision Notices issued: 13 Complaints upheld: 14 Complaints not upheld: 3 There are more DNs in the pipeline… 27th August 2014 (Original request lodged 7 months prior to this on 22nd January 2014 Summary: The complainant … Continue reading →

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#FoI request – Payouts to Officers of Wirral Council

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/payouts_to_officers_of_wirral_co/new From: Paul Cardin 6 October 2013 Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Please browse to Wirral Leaks, an increasingly popular Wirral-based blog, and to the post dated 5th October 2013, entitled: “Bullying Is An Ugg-ly Business” http://wirralleaks.wordpress.com/2013/10… This blog has been … Continue reading →

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Scandal-torn, Far right Wirral Council, has no “External Investigations Policy”.

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

4th October 2013 Some unsettling news arrived today, tucked away in an email from the Information Commissioner’s Office.  This revelation concerns a Freedom of Information request placed 16 months ago, way back in May 2012.  Wirral Council and the ICO have corresponded on it recently… PROTECT … Continue reading →

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UPDATE ~ #FoI ~ When is an undertaking, er… not necessarily an undertaking…?

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

When it’s been handed to Wirral Council? Here’s an email I sent to Graham “Mistakes” Burgess, Wirral’s Chief Executive on 25th September 2013… From: Paul C Sent: 25 September 2013 21:57 To: ‘Burgess, Graham’ Subject: Freedom of Information undertaking. A public … Continue reading →

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My second “vexatious” request allegation – courtesy of Wirral Council

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

Link to the ‘offending’ FoI request on the WhatDoTheyKnow website: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/unscrutinised_machinations_permi This has been appealed to the ICO in the following terms on 19th June 2013 (which has been updated in places today) e.g. the amount of public money used to pay … Continue reading →

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How much of the £1 million plus pay-off money did Wirral’s Council leader sanction?

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

4th August 2013 On 21st June 2013, I noticed that Wirral’s Council shameless, unapologetic, inveterate liar (see here, here, here, here, here, and here) leader Phil Davies had started his own blog. The title of his very first post seemed quite promising: “Bringing Council Services … Continue reading →

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Am I a maker of “vexatious requests” ?

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

26th June 2014 UPDATE – Wirral Council have capitulated, and have now withdrawn ALL their ‘vexatious’ refusals targetted against me.  Not content with this however, monitoring officer Surjit Tour, head of the legal “team” has made a veiled threat on … Continue reading →

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Wirral Council has just haemorrhaged an extra £455,500… #austerity

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

12th July 2013 I’ve had a response today to a recent Freedom of Information request, lodged on 15th June 2013.  This is a remarkably quick response time for  this council.  I’m also mightily relieved that despite the theme of the request … Continue reading →

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Wirral’s council leader has a ‘brave new blog’ – with COMMENTS DISABLED

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

http://cllrphildavies.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/bringing-council-services-closer-to-you/ He often invokes “Transparency”. He often speaks of “Openness”. He often lets words like “Inclusivity” or “Empowerment” fall from his lips. However, Wirral Council leader Councillor Phil (shameless, unapologetic, inveterate liar (see here, here, here, here, here, and here) Davies has just joined the … Continue reading →

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Dispatches ~ Wirral Council’s alleged Contract Impropriety and Subsequent Whitewash

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

17th June 2013 Wirral Council appears in Channel Four Dispatches programme about “How Councils Waste Our Money”.  Link to Wirral section here: What wasn’t mentioned here is that two of the suspended officers, David Green and David Taylor Smith, have … Continue reading →

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